Starting today, Zvents is powering MSN City Guides events and local business promotions, related business listings, and performers platform. So one local listing with Zvents gets on MSN as well as the nearly 300 other Zvents media partners. Paul O’Brien; VP of Marketing for Zvents has provided me with some …

Been doing a lot of reading and thinking about local search, small business marketing, online marketing etc. but not much writing. Seem to always be running late and tired, and a little of writer’s block.  They say one way to overcome writer’s block is to simply write…so I decided to …

What is one of the most important things a small business could do on-line? Claim their business listing in such places as Google, Yahoo, Merchant Circle etc. The small business listing is the backbone of local search.  This is the information that searchers first see about your business. It is …

I hope everyone is well. I know I have been relatively quiet these last few weeks–just seems like there isn’t enough time. Well I think things have calmed down and I hope to get back on a regular schedule. As my regular readers have noticed, I have redesigned the blog …

I have not yet gotten in line for the new Apple iPhone but was speaking with Paul O’Brien the other day at Zvents and he tells me about a new Yellowpages.com mobile app that is powered by Zvents.  I have written about Zvents before and I think this sounds like …

Well we can’t work all the time! Earlier this year, a group of SEMs and I got together to form a Fantasy Baseball league-SEM08. Since it is the All-Star break thought I would let everyone know how we were doing! If you are interested in participating next year, let me …

Received this press release from Paul O’Brien of Zvents: Paul Levine Joins Zvents Board of Directors AdBrite Executive and Former Yahoo Local GM Brings Depth and Expertise to Zvents Team San Mateo, CA July 15, 2008 “ Zvents , a local search and advertising network featuring event listings to promote …

Got a few good articles for your review: The BCS for Local Search Engine Optimization by David Mihm, “A Look at Why InfoUSA, SuperPages, Acxiom, Localeze, Yelp and InsiderPages Are So Important in Local Search” Small Business Link Building: Part A – Analysing Opportunities over at SEOmoz. Winning the Local …

Just wanted to let everyone know that I am still around. I need to apologize for not writing more but I have been swamped. Working mulitple jobs just takes the energy out of you.  Maybe some day I will find that one great job…..if anyone is hiring, let me know. …